County brief: Chambers County
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Chambers County's 16 local governments owed $1.49 billion in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $26,516 per resident, 6th of 159 counties and 2nd of 26 (50,000 to 99,999). Of that, $118.7 million is owed by 2 issuers that also serve other counties.
- Debt per resident
- $26,516
- Rank
- 6th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 2nd of 26(50,000 to 99,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $1,489,617,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 56,179
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $118,720,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 2 | $132,392,000 | 8.9% | |
| Counties | 1 | $169,280,000 | 11.4% | |
| Water Districts | 10 | $540,260,000 | 36.3% | |
| Independent School Districts | 3 | $647,685,000 | 43.5% | |
| Total | 16 | $1,489,617,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 16 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill ISD | Independent School Districts | $566,885,000 | $22,451 |
| Cedar Port Navigation & ID | Water Districts | $308,745,000 | $1,130,934 |
| Chambers County | Counties | $169,280,000 | $3,013 |
| Mont Belvieu | Cities | $115,790,000 | $11,320 |
| Chambers County ID 2 | Water Districts | $76,670,000 | Not reported |
| Gulf Coast Auth | Water Districts | $69,820,000 | Not reported |
| Anahuac ISD | Independent School Districts | $61,220,000 | $6,536 |
| Chambers County MUD 1 | Water Districts | $27,585,000 | $3,379 |
| Cedar Bayou ND | Water Districts | $26,800,000 | Not reported |
| East Chambers ISD | Independent School Districts | $19,580,000 | $2,510 |
| Anahuac | Cities | $16,602,000 | $8,207 |
| Chambers County ID 3 | Water Districts | $13,690,000 | $171,125 |
| Riceland MUD 1 | Water Districts | $5,670,000 | $162,000 |
| Riceland Management District | Water Districts | $4,245,000 | $121,286 |
| Chambers County MUD 3 | Water Districts | $4,105,000 | $16,963 |
| Trinity Bay CD | Water Districts | $2,930,000 | $240 |
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Chambers County's $1,489,617,000, $118,720,000 is owed by 2 issuers that list other counties too; 2 issuers that list Chambers County count in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Chambers County government's own row (56,179 residents) for the same fiscal year; per resident in the issuer list uses each government's own reported population. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/8/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as BRB publishes them, spellings included. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.